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02/02/2023

https://sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/texans-now-sign-virtual-power-083000361.html

Texans can sign up to use solar-powered batteries and other energy devices to make money in the state’s power markets, under a pathbreaking new grid program. So-called virtual power plants (VPPs) perform grid roles previously reserved for large-scale power plants, but they do it by aggregating hun...

10/14/2022

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/10/13/sunruns-residential-vpp-injects-1-8-gwh-into-grid-over-3-month-period/

In the hot summer months, thousands of residents with solar-plus-battery systems networked together to reduce peak energy costs and provide grid stability for ISO-New England’s customers.

10/08/2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/05/1126900340/florida-community-designed-weather-hurricane-ian-babcock-ranch-solar

Hundreds of thousands of people in Southwest Florida still don't have electricity or water. But Babcock Ranch, north of Fort Myers, was designed and built to withstand the most powerful storms.

09/17/2022

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/09/13/agrivoltaics-for-strawberries/

In June 2020, German developer BayWa r.e. inaugurated its largest agrivoltaic power plant in the Netherlands, with a capacity of 2.7 MW. pv magazine France looks at the economic model.

09/07/2022

https://www.inquirer.com/business/pennsylvania-solar-renewable-iron-flow-battery-ess-sycamore-20220904.html

The iron-flow battery will allow a Chester County company to use its solar power at night and may help mitigate the climate crisis.

09/06/2022

Tesla's virtual power plant in California is growing at a fast pace with more Powerwall owners joining. It can now output up to 50 MW.

09/05/2022

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/new-material-solar-cell-manufacturing

A team of researchers has discovered an easier and cheaper lead-free and ferroelectric material to manufacture for solar cells.

09/04/2022

https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/catls-new-qilin-batteries-zeekr

CATL's new generation battery will not only address range anxieties but also charging rate worries that potential EV owners may have

09/04/2022

An aluminum-sulfur battery, made from inexpensive, abundant materials, could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources. As ever larger installations of wind and solar power systems are being built around the world, the need is growing fast for economical, large-scale backup sys

07/27/2022

I bought my electric mini-truck from China nearly a year ago, and so far it's been holding up great. Here's what I used it for on the ranch.

07/27/2022

Some readers may recall that a few months ago I bought a cheap electric mini-truck on Alibaba. I know this because I’ve gotten emails almost daily ever since, asking if my Chinese electric pickup truck has arrived (with some humorously calling it my F-50). Well, now I can finally answer, “Yes!.....

07/20/2022

Colorado solar homeowners say they feel stiffed by Xcel bypassing them for smart meters that should pay them more for their energy.